Chinese word

作答

Pronunciation

Pinyinzuò dá

Meaning

  • verbanswer

Example

请直接作答这个问题。qǐng zhí jiē zuò dá zhè ge wèn tí

Please answer this question directly.

Illustration for 作答 (answer)

More examples

如果不确定，可以先在草稿上记录再作答。rú guǒ bú què dìng ké yǐ xiān zài cáo gǎo shàng jì lù zài zuò dá

If you are unsure, you can write it down on scratch paper first and then answer.

Core concept

A focused response that is carefully produced for a question in a formal setting.

Common phrases

  • 在电脑上作答zài diàn nǎo shàng zuò dá

    answer on a computer

  • 考试时作答kǎo shì shí zuò dá

    answer during an exam

  • 请立即作答qǐng lì jí zuò dá

    answer immediately

Similar words

回答huí dá: Giving an answer to a question or problem by speaking or writing.
答复dá fù: Replying in writing to someone's question or message.

Definition in Chinese

在书面或正式场合针对题目给出明确的答案或解答，常用于试卷、问卷和正式通知中。zài shū miàn huò zhèng shì chǎng hé zhēn duì tí mù gěi chū míng què de dá àn huò jiě dá cháng yòng yú shì juàn wèn juàn hé zhèng shì tōng zhī zhōng

Word origin

The compound 作 (zuò, "make or do") + 答 (dá, "answer") treats an answer as something deliberately made in response to a question.

Usage tips

  • This verb belongs more naturally to written instructions and official language than to casual conversation, so it often appears around tests, forms, and notices.

Other meanings

  • replyverb

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